[112th Congress Public Law 260]
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Public Law 112-260
112th Congress
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans
with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other
purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 10, 2013 - [S. 3202]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Dignified Burial
and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012. 38 USC 101
note.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dignified Burial
and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Scoring of budgetary effects.
TITLE I--CEMETERY MATTERS
Sec. 101. Furnishing caskets and urns for deceased veterans with no
known next of kin.
Sec. 102. Veterans freedom of conscience protection.
Sec. 103. Improved communication between Department of Veterans Affairs
and medical examiners and funeral directors.
Sec. 104. Identification and burial of unclaimed or abandoned human
remains.
Sec. 105. Exclusion of persons convicted of committing certain sex
offenses from interment or memorialization in national
cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery, and certain State
veterans' cemeteries and from receiving certain funeral
honors.
Sec. 106. Restoration, operation, and maintenance of Clark Veterans
Cemetery by American Battle Monuments Commission.
Sec. 107. Report on compliance of Department of Veterans Affairs with
industry standards for caskets and urns.
TITLE II--HEALTH CARE
Sec. 201. Establishment of open burn pit registry.
Sec. 202. Transportation of beneficiaries to and from facilities of
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by
medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities.
Sec. 204. Extension of report requirement for Special Committee on Post-
Traumatic-Stress Disorder.
TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 301. Off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses.
Sec. 302. Requirement that judges on United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims reside within 50 miles of District of
Columbia.
Sec. 303. Designation of Trinka Davis Veterans Village.
Sec. 304. Designation of William ``Bill'' Kling Department of Veterans
Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Sec. 305. Designation of Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center.
Sec. 306. Designation of David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs
Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
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SEC. 2. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
TITLE I--CEMETERY MATTERS
SEC. 101. FURNISHING CASKETS AND URNS FOR DECEASED VETERANS WITH
NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN.
(a) In General.--Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) The Secretary may furnish a casket or urn, of such quality as
the Secretary considers appropriate for a dignified burial, for burial
in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran in any case in which the
Secretary--
``(1) is unable to identify the veteran's next of kin, if
any; and
``(2) determines that sufficient resources for the
furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of the veteran in a
national cemetery are not otherwise available.''; and
(3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) A casket or urn may not be furnished under subsection (f) for
burial of a person described in section 2411(b) of this title.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 38 USC 2306 note.>> Effective Date.--
Subsections (f) and (h)(4) of section 2306 of title 38, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date that is one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 102. VETERANS FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h)(1) With respect to the interment or funeral, memorial service,
or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery, the Secretary
shall ensure that--
``(A) the expressed wishes of the next of kin or other agent
of the deceased veteran are respected and given appropriate
deference when evaluating whether the proposed interment or
funeral, memorial service, or ceremony affects the safety and
security of the national cemetery and visitors to the cemetery;
``(B) to the extent possible, all appropriate public areas
of the cemetery, including committal shelters, chapels, and
benches, may be used by the family of the deceased veteran for
contemplation, prayer, mourning, or reflection; and
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``(C) during such interment or funeral, memorial service, or
ceremony, the family of the deceased veteran may display any
religious or other symbols chosen by the family.
``(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary under
paragraph (4), including such regulations ensuring the security of a
national cemetery, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, provide to any military or volunteer veterans honor guard,
including such guards belonging to a veterans service organization or
other nongovernmental group that provides services to veterans, access
to public areas of a national cemetery if such access is requested by
the next of kin or other agent of a deceased veteran whose interment or
funeral, memorial service, or ceremony is being held in such cemetery.
``(3) <<NOTE: Notification.>> With respect to the interment or
funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a
national cemetery, the Secretary shall notify the next of kin or other
agent of the deceased veteran of funeral honors available to the
deceased veteran, including such honors provided by any military or
volunteer veterans honor guard described in paragraph (2).
``(4) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
(b) <<NOTE: 38 USC 2404 note.>> Interim Implementation.--The
Secretary may carry out paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 2404(h) of
such title, as added by subsection (a), before the Secretary prescribes
regulations pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section, as so added.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
implementation of section 2404(h) of such title, as added by subsection
(a). <<NOTE: Certification.>> Such report shall include a certification
of whether the Secretary is in compliance with all of the provisions of
such section.
SEC. 103. IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND FUNERAL
DIRECTORS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2414. <<NOTE: 38 USC 2414.>> Communication between
Department of Veterans Affairs and medical
examiners and funeral directors
``(a) Required Information.--With respect to each deceased veteran
described in subsection (b) who is transported to a national cemetery
for burial, the Secretary shall ensure that the local medical examiner,
funeral director, county service group, or other entity responsible for
the body of the deceased veteran before such transportation submits to
the Secretary the following information:
``(1) Whether the deceased veteran was cremated.
``(2) The steps taken to ensure that the deceased veteran
has no next of kin.
``(b) Deceased Veteran Described.--A deceased veteran described in
this subsection is a deceased veteran--
``(1) with respect to whom the Secretary determines that
there is no next of kin or other person claiming the body of the
deceased veteran; and
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``(2) who does not have sufficient resources for the
furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of the deceased
veteran in a national cemetery, as determined by the
Secretary.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter <<NOTE: 38 USC prec. 2400.>> is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2413 the following new item:
``2414. Communication between Department of Veterans Affairs and medical
examiners and funeral directors.''.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability. 38 USC 2414 note.>> Effective Date.--
Section 2414 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date that
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 104. <<NOTE: 38 USC 2402 note.>> IDENTIFICATION AND BURIAL
OF UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED HUMAN REMAINS.
(a) Identification of Unclaimed or Abandoned Human Remains.--The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with veterans service
organizations to assist entities in possession of unclaimed or abandoned
human remains in determining if any such remains are the remains of
veterans or other individuals eligible for burial in a national cemetery
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(b) Burial of Unclaimed or Abandoned Human Remains.--
(1) Funeral expenses.--Section 2302(a)(2) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``who was a veteran
of any war or was discharged or released from the active
military, naval, or air service for a disability incurred or
aggravated in line of duty, whose body is held by a State (or a
political subdivision of a State), and''.
(2) Transportation costs.--Section 2308 of such title is
amended--
(A) by striking ``Where a veteran'' and all that
follows through ``compensation, the'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--The'';
(B) in subsection (a), as designated by subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``described in subsection (b)'' after
``of the deceased veteran''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Deceased Veteran Described.--A deceased veteran described in
this subsection is any of the following veterans:
``(1) A veteran who dies as the result of a service-
connected disability.
``(2) A veteran who dies while in receipt of disability
compensation (or who but for the receipt of retirement pay or
pension under this title, would have been entitled to
compensation).
``(3) A veteran whom the Secretary determines is eligible
for funeral expenses under section 2302 of this title by virtue
of the Secretary determining that the veteran has no next of kin
or other person claiming the body of such veteran pursuant to
subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.''.
(3) <<NOTE: Applicability. 38 USC 2302 note.>> Effective
date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect
on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act and shall apply with respect to burials and funerals
occurring on or after the date that is one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 105. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COMMITTING CERTAIN SEX
OFFENSES FROM INTERMENT OR MEMORIALIZATION
IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES, ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY, AND CERTAIN STATE VETERANS'
CEMETERIES AND FROM RECEIVING CERTAIN
FUNERAL HONORS.
(a) Prohibition Against.--Section 2411(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) A person--
``(A) who has been convicted of a Federal or State
crime causing the person to be a tier III sex offender
for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);
``(B) who, for such crime, is sentenced to a minimum
of life imprisonment; and
``(C) whose conviction is final (other than a person
whose sentence was commuted by the President or Governor
of a State, as the case may be).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2411(a)(2) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or (b)(2)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``, (b)(2), or (b)(4)''; and
(2) by striking ``capital'' each place it appears.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability. 38 USC 2411 note.>> Effective Date.--The
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to interments
and memorializations that occur on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 106. <<NOTE: Philippines.>> RESTORATION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF CLARK VETERANS CEMETERY BY
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION.
(a) <<NOTE: Contracts. 36 USC 2104 note.>> In General.--After an
agreement is made between the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines and the United States Government, Clark Veterans Cemetery in
the Republic of the Philippines shall be treated, for purposes of
section 2104 of title 36, United States Code, as a cemetery for which it
was decided under such section that the cemetery will become a permanent
cemetery and the American Battle Monuments Commission shall restore,
operate, and maintain Clark Veterans Cemetery (to the degree the
Commission considers appropriate) under such section in cooperation with
the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.
(b) Limitation on Future Burials.--Burials at the cemetery described
in subsection (a) after the date of the agreement described in such
subsection shall be limited to eligible veterans, as determined by the
Commission, whose burial does not incur any cost to the Commission.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission--
(1) $5,000,000 for site preparation, design, planning,
construction, and associated administrative costs for the
restoration of the cemetery described in subsection (a); and
(2) amounts necessary to operate and maintain the cemetery
described in subsection (a).
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SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR CASKETS AND
URNS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
compliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs with industry standards
for caskets and urns.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A description of industry standards for caskets and
urns.
(2) An assessment of compliance with such standards at
national cemeteries administered by the Department with respect
to caskets and urns used for the interment of those eligible for
burial at such cemeteries.
TITLE II--HEALTH CARE
SEC. 201. <<NOTE: 38 USC 527 note.>> ESTABLISHMENT OF OPEN BURN
PIT REGISTRY.
(a) Establishment of Registry.--
(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall--
(A) establish and maintain an open burn pit registry
for eligible individuals who may have been exposed to
toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn
pits;
(B) include any information in such registry that
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines necessary
to ascertain and monitor the health effects of the
exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic
airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits;
(C) develop a public information campaign to inform
eligible individuals about the open burn pit registry,
including how to register and the benefits of
registering; and
(D) <<NOTE: Notification.>> periodically notify
eligible individuals of significant developments in the
study and treatment of conditions associated with
exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by
open burn pits.
(2) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense in carrying out
paragraph (1).
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Reports by independent scientific
organization.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter
into an agreement with an independent scientific organization to
prepare reports as follows:
(A) Not later than two years after the date on which
the registry under subsection (a) is established, an
initial report containing the following:
(i) <<NOTE: Assessment.>> An assessment of
the effectiveness of actions taken by the
Secretaries to collect and maintain information on
the health effects of exposure to toxic
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airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn
pits.
(ii) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>>
Recommendations to improve the collection and
maintenance of such information.
(iii) Using established and previously
published epidemiological studies, recommendations
regarding the most effective and prudent means of
addressing the medical needs of eligible
individuals with respect to conditions that are
likely to result from exposure to open burn pits.
(B) Not later than five years after completing the
initial report described in subparagraph (A), a follow-
up report containing the following:
(i) An update to the initial report described
in subparagraph (A).
(ii) <<NOTE: Assessment.>> An assessment of
whether and to what degree the content of the
registry established under subsection (a) is
current and scientifically up-to-date.
(2) Submittal to congress.--
(A) Initial report.--Not later than two years after
the date on which the registry under subsection (a) is
established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to Congress the initial report prepared under
paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Follow-up report.--Not later than five years
after submitting the report under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress
the follow-up report prepared under paragraph (1)(B).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual''
means any individual who, on or after September 11, 2001--
(A) was deployed in support of a contingency
operation while serving in the Armed Forces; and
(B) during such deployment, was based or stationed
at a location where an open burn pit was used.
(2) Open burn pit.--The term ``open burn pit'' means an area
of land located in Afghanistan or Iraq that--
(A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be
used for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor
air; and
(B) does not contain a commercially manufactured
incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and
manufactured for the burning of solid waste.
SEC. 202. TRANSPORTATION OF BENEFICIARIES TO AND FROM FACILITIES
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 111 the following new section:
``Sec. 111A. <<NOTE: 38 USC 111A.>> Transportation of individuals
to and from Department facilities
``(a) Transportation by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary may transport
any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection
with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary
pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of
examination, treatment, or care.
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``(2) <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> The authority granted by paragraph
(1) shall expire on the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (h) of section 111 of such
title is--
(1) transferred to section 111A of such title, <<NOTE: 38
USC 111, 111A.>> as added by subsection (a);
(2) redesignated as subsection (b);
(3) inserted after subsection (a) of such section; and
(4) <<NOTE: 38 USC 111A.>> amended by inserting
``Transportation by Third-parties.--'' before ``The Secretary''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 1 of such title is <<NOTE: 38 USC 101 prec.>> amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 111 the following new item:
``111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department
facilities.''.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES
FURNISHED BY NURSING FACILITIES.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``November 30, 2016''.
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
POST-TRAUMATIC-STRESS DISORDER.
Section 110(e)(2) of the Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984 (Public
Law 98-528; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking ``through
2012'' and inserting ``through 2016''.
TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. <<NOTE: 10 USC 1144 note.>> OFF-BASE TRANSITION
TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES.
(a) <<NOTE: Time period. Effective date.>> Provision of Off-base
Transition Training.--During the two-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall provide the
Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United
States Code, to eligible individuals at locations other than military
installations to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing
such program to eligible individuals at locations other than military
installations.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an eligible
individual is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran.
(c) Locations.--
(1) Number of states.--The Secretary shall carry out the
training under subsection (a) in not less than three and not
more than five States selected by the Secretary for purposes of
this section.
(2) Selection of states with high unemployment.--Of the
States selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1), at least
two shall be States with high rates of unemployment among
veterans.
(3) Number of locations in each state.--The Secretary shall
provide training under subsection (a) to eligible individuals at
a sufficient number of locations within each State selected
under this subsection to meet the needs of eligible individuals
in such State.
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(4) Selection of locations.--The Secretary shall select
locations for the provision of training under subsection (a) to
facilitate access by participants and may not select any
location on a military installation other than a National Guard
or reserve facility that is not located on an active duty
military installation.
(d) Inclusion of Information About Veterans Benefits.--The Secretary
shall ensure that the training provided under subsection (a) generally
follows the content of the Transition Assistance Program under section
1144 of title 10, United States Code.
(e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of any year during which
the Secretary provides training under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the provision of such training.
(f) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
termination of the one-year period described in subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
report on the training provided under such subsection. The report shall
include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regarding the
feasibility and advisability of carrying out off-base transition
training at locations nationwide.
SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT THAT JUDGES ON UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS RESIDE WITHIN
50 MILES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Residency Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Section 7255 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 7255. <<NOTE: 38 USC 7255.>> Offices, duty stations, and
residences
``(a) Principal Office.--The principal office of the Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan area, but the Court may sit at any place within the United
States.
``(b) Official Duty Stations.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the official duty station of each judge while in active service
shall be the principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims.
``(2) The place where a recall-eligible retired judge maintains the
actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be considered
the recall-eligible retired judge's official duty station.
``(c) Residences.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), after
appointment and while in active service, each judge of the Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims shall reside within 50 miles of the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to recall-eligible retired
judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 72 is <<NOTE: 38 USC 7251 prec.>> amended
by striking the item relating to section 7255 and inserting the
following new item:
``7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences.''.
(b) Removal.--Section 7253(f)(1) is amended by striking ``or
engaging in the practice of law'' and inserting ``engaging in the
practice of law, or violating section 7255(c) of this title''.
(c) <<NOTE: 38 USC 7255 note.>> Effective Date.--
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(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 7255, as added by
subsection (a), and the amendment made by subsection (b) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) <<NOTE: 38 USC 7253 note.>> Applicability.--The
amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to
judges confirmed on or after January 1, 2012.
SEC. <<NOTE: Georgia.>> 303. DESIGNATION OF TRINKA DAVIS VETERANS
VILLAGE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs
located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, shall after the date
of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Trinka
Davis Veterans Village''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the facility
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``Trinka Davis Veterans Village''.
SEC. <<NOTE: Florida.>> 304. DESIGNATION OF WILLIAM ``BILL''
KLING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
OUTPATIENT CLINIC.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs
located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, shall
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as
the ``William `Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient
Clinic''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``William
`Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
SEC. <<NOTE: Washington.>> 305. DESIGNATION OF MANN-GRANDSTAFF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
CENTER.
(a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in Spokane, Washington, shall after the date of the enactment of this
Act be known and designated as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
SEC. <<NOTE: Ohio.>> 306. DESIGNATION OF DAVID F. WINDER
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY
BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC.
(a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs community based
outpatient clinic located in Mansfield, Ohio, shall after the date of
the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``David F.
Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient
Clinic''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of
Veterans Affairs community based outpatient clinic referred to in
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
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``David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based
Outpatient Clinic''.
Approved January 10, 2013.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3202:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 30, considered and passed House.
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